It is already evident that many top actors have been roped in to play some key roles in AL Vijay’s Thalaivi, which has Kangana Ranaut, who has stepped into the shoes of Jayalalitha. Arvind Swamy has stepped into the shoes of MGR, the iconic figure of Tamil Nadu, who was instrumental in the political career of Jayalalitha.

The film’s teaser, which was released a few months ago, had created a lot of shock among many people out there and those character teasers have been something that have raised expectations on the film.

Meanwhile, there have been a lot of speculations that makers of Thalaivi have approached Nandamuri Balakrishna to play the role of senior and late actor turned politician Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao. Jayalalithaa and NTR were good friends and considering their rapport in films and politics, director Vijay has planned to showcase their friendship on the silver screen.

Balayya Babu has turned down the proposal to play his father in Thalaivi. While the exact reason has not been revealed, but it is said that the actor doesn’t want to play the same character again.

Co-produced by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Shaailesh R Singh, Thalaivi will release in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu in June.